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Shaurya Malwa / CoinDesk:
Coinbase launches Base, a Layer 2 network using Optimism's OP Stack, offering access to Ethereum, Solana, and others, and has no plans for new network tokens  —  Crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) launched Base, a layer 2 network built using Optimism's OP Stack, to attract millions of new crypto users in the coming years.
Osato Avan-Nomayo / The Block:
Binance shut down the derivative trading accounts of retail users in Australia after an investigation found customers were misclassified as wholesale investors  —  Binance closed the derivative trading accounts of some wholesale investors in Australia after an investigation found that they didn't meet the criteria for such investors.
Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg:
After years of mismanagement and commingling funds, Binance plans to shift to a “semi-automated” model for handling reserves of its so-called B-Tokens
Luca Bertuzzi / Euractiv:
Memo: the European Commission bans TikTok on corporate devices and personal devices using corporate apps, asking staff to uninstall the app by March 15  —  The EU executive's IT service has asked all Commission employees to uninstall TikTok from their corporate devices …
Max Weinbach / 9to5Mac:
Leaked iPhone 15 CAD files reveal a larger 6.2-inch display, Dynamic Island, a USB-C charging port, and more, after iPhone 15 Pro CAD files leaked last week  —  Apple's iPhone 15 is still months away from being announced, but we have some exciting news to share with you today.
Rosie Perper / CoinDesk:
Spotify tests “token-enabled playlists”, letting some NFT holders connect their wallets and listen to curated music, starting on Android in select countries  —  Music streaming Spotify is testing a new service called “token-enabled playlists,” which allows holders of non-fungible tokens …
Nicole Carpenter / Polygon:
Valve recently patched a Dota 2 exploit used by third-party cheating clients, created a honeypot to catch them, and banned over 40,000 accounts  —  The update added a ‘honeypot’ to catch cheaters  —  Valve issued an update to Dota 2 recently that patched an exploit used …
Jennifer Elias / CNBC:
Internal FAQ: Google asks Cloud employees and partners in its five largest US locations to share desks starting in Q2 and work from an office on alternate days  —  - The company's cloud unit has told employees that it will transition to a desk-sharing workspace in its five largest locations.
CoinDesk:
A US court unseals a superseding indictment against Sam Bankman-Fried containing 12 charges, up from the initial eight, including alleged bank fraud  —  FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried faces additional charges, including bank fraud allegations, under a new indictment unveiled Thursday morning.
Nikkei Asia:
Sources: China's Luxshare takes over the Shanghai AR development team for Apple's headset from Taiwan's Pegatron; Foxconn will make a cheaper second-gen device  —  Reliance on a Chinese supplier for first-gen gadget a first for iPhone maker  —  TAIPEI — Apple has chosen China's Luxshare …
Blake Brittain / Reuters:
Letter: the US Copyright Office says a graphic novel's images that were generated using the AI tool Midjourney should not have been granted copyright protection  —  Images in a graphic novel that were created using the artificial-intelligence system Midjourney should not have been granted copyright protection …
Jon Haidt / After Babel:
An analysis of 100+ studies finds that social media is a major cause of mental illness in teen girls, not just a tiny correlate, especially after 2012  —  Journalists should stop saying that the evidence is just correlational  —  A big story last week was the partial release …
Steve Dent / Engadget:
Samsung announces a standardized 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) modem that will enable two-way communication between smartphones and satellites  —  There was speculation that Samsung could use smartphone-to-satellite technology in its Galaxy S23 much like Apple has for the iPhone 14, but that didn't happen in the end.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube rolls out multi-language audio tracks to more creators worldwide; creators saw 15%+ of their watch time from the video's non-primary language in January  —  After initial testing over the last few months, YouTube is rolling out access to multi-language audio tracks to more creators worldwide …
Jack Schickler / CoinDesk:
Filings: the SEC and NYDFS oppose Voyager's plan to sell assets to Binance.US for $1.02B, alleging the sale of unregistered securities, like Voyager's VGX token  —  A $1.02 billion deal by Binance.US to purchase assets of defunct crypto lender Voyager has been opposed by New York …
Mozilla Foundation:
Analysis of the 40 most popular Android apps on the Google Play Store finds nearly 80% had discrepancies between their privacy policies and Data Safety labels  —  The apps' privacy policies, however, both explicitly state that they share user information with advertisers, Internet service providers …
Davey Alba / Bloomberg:
Microsoft appears to have updated the new Bing to end chats following prompts mentioning “feelings” or “Sydney”, after adding tighter controls on February 17  —  Microsoft Corp. appeared to have implemented new, more severe restrictions on user interactions with its …
Bloomberg:
A look at Twitter v. Taamneh and the US Supreme Court's struggle to determine whether social media companies can be held responsible for aiding terrorism  —  The US Supreme Court struggled to determine when social media companies can be held responsible for aiding terrorism as the justices heard …

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Washington Post:
The DOD fires the Stars and Stripes ombudsman after calling the paper “woke”; the ombudsman says she believes she was fired for defending editorial independence

Todd Spangler / Variety:
WBD shareholders vote to approve Paramount Skydance's deal to acquire the company; in a non-binding vote, they reject compensation packages for David Zaslav

Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Sources: Axel Springer decided to forgo extensive due diligence before its £575M Telegraph takeover, an investment it may struggle to recoup

More News

Arjun Kharpal / CNBC:
Alibaba reports Q3 revenue up 2% YoY to ~$35.9B, China Commerce revenue down 1% YoY to ~$24.6B, and net income up 69% YoY to ~$6.8B
Yogita Khatri / The Block:
Bengaluru-based Kratos Studios, which lets developers design quests for gamers on its Web3 platform, raised a $20M seed led by Accel at a $150M valuation

Earlier Picks

Shirin Ghaffary / Vox:
Social media's emerging “pay-to-play” model turns functionality that users expect for free, like security, visibility, and technical support, into premium items
Mickey Djuric / The Canadian Press News:
Google tests blocking news content in Search for fewer than 4% of Canadian users for about five weeks, a potential response to Canada's proposed Online News Act
Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Nvidia reports Q4 revenue down 21% YoY to $6.05B vs. $6B est, Data Center revenue up 11% YoY to $3.62B, and Q1 revenue guidance above estimates; NVDA jumps 12%+
Reuters:
Mercedes-Benz partners with Google to bring navigation software and YouTube to its next-gen car OS and strikes a multibillion-dollar sensor deal with Luminar
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Artifact, the personalized news reader created by Instagram's co-founders, opens to the public for Android and iOS, with new features and no sign-up required
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